Don't forget to register for the SRP Summer Planning Workshop on Thursday, February 18, at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.
We'll have music, excellent speakers, give-aways, make-and-take crafts, food and good company!
The weather might be cold and snowy, but we'll be having fun by the beach!
Please register with Denise at NFLS!
(920) 448-4410 or dfitzger@mail.nfls.lib.wi.us
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Kids Writers Contest
Wisconsin Public Television is pleased to announce the 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest. Through this program, WPT hopes to provide an opportunity for kids to share their stories with guidance and encouragement from their librarians and reading specialists.
The kickoff for the contest is Wednesday, January 27th and the final date for submissions is Friday, March 26th. We are asking for your help to get your library involved in the contest. You can help broaden our reach of the contest to your patrons by displaying and distributing posters and entry forms at your library. In addition, we invite you to consider organizing a writing event for interested children and their parents. WPT is happy to provide materials for your library to hold an event as well as promotions materials for the contest. Starting in January wpt.org/kids will have helpful story writing resources for facilitators and children. In addition, a new PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest web site at pbskids.org/read will launch in early 2010. WPT will be giving a $50 stipend towards the cost of running the contest in your library.
The kickoff for the contest is Wednesday, January 27th and the final date for submissions is Friday, March 26th. We are asking for your help to get your library involved in the contest. You can help broaden our reach of the contest to your patrons by displaying and distributing posters and entry forms at your library. In addition, we invite you to consider organizing a writing event for interested children and their parents. WPT is happy to provide materials for your library to hold an event as well as promotions materials for the contest. Starting in January wpt.org/kids will have helpful story writing resources for facilitators and children. In addition, a new PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest web site at pbskids.org/read will launch in early 2010. WPT will be giving a $50 stipend towards the cost of running the contest in your library.
AskAway for Young Adult and Children’s Librarians
Young people across
The AskAway Wisconsin consortium wants to be sure you’re in the know and up-to-speed on this service so you can respond knowledgeably to any questions your young patrons may have. This is a great opportunity to learn more about a valuable service your patrons are already using.
Please join us for a basic introduction to the AskAway service. We will show you both the librarian’s and the patron’s view of the chat process and describe how the service is organized and supported here in
Registration for the two sessions listed below has not opened yet. Information on registering will be sent to you as soon as it is available. If neither of the sessions are convenient for you, please contact Martha Berninger (at 608-224-6168 or Martha.berninger@dpi.wi.gov) to arrange another time.
Session 1: Friday, February 12th, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Session 2: Tuesday, February 16th from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Hope you’ll join us!
Martha Farley Berninger, Librarian Supervisor, Reference and
Karla's Reviews
When You Reach Meby Rebecca Stead
If you loved "A Wrinkle in Time" when you were a child, you will love this new take on time travel. Twelve-year-old Miranda has read the book, ""A Wrinkle in Time, hundreds of times. Her copy is worn and old. But when she receives the first note, "I am coming to save your friend's life and my own...", she doesn't know what to make of it. More notes follow, giving proof the mysterious writer knows what will happen to her before it happens. A lovely, thoughtful story that is definitely worthy of its newly won Newberry Award. I couldn't put it down.
Odd an
d the Frost Giantsby Neil Gaiman
Another winner by Neil Gaiman, this simple story is about a Viking boy with a lucky name who isn't lucky. Odd's father has died, his new stepfather and step-siblings mistreat him, and he has a crippled leg. One endless winter, Odd decides he has had enough and leaves. When he rescues an enormous bear, his luck takes a turn for the better. Enchanted animals turn out to be Norse gods who need Odd’s help to free Asgard from the Frost Giants. Kids will want to read more Norse mythology after finishing this lovely, simple fable.
- Karla Giraldéz, BCL- Southwest
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Bits from Barb
No Fall SLP Preconference in 2010
The Youth Services Section (YSS) of the Wisconsin Library Association hoped to host an SLP preconference this fall as part of the WLA fall conference. However, the YSS Board has decided that YSS is unable to take on this project in 2010. Five of the seventeen regional systems were willing to contribute funding for a fall conference. The Liaisons from those Systems, the YSS President, and I were involved in an on-line discussion about the feasibility of offering a fall SLP workshop. All of the Liaisons and I have other demands on our time which prevent us from acting as coordinator for a statewide SLP workshop. Because we don't have a coordinator there will not be a 2010 fall SLP preconference. However, several of the systems do host their own fall SLP workshops and these are open to anyone who would care to attend. I will do my best to keep everyone aware of these opportunities.
DNR Fish Wildcards
The DNR Angler Education program's popular "Fish Wildcards" are now available. Librarians can print the whole set of 45 cards that include pictures of game fish, games, knots, basic fish anatomy, a common fish parasite, and a handy trick to estimate a fish's weight with a ruler! To download the cards go to http://dnr.wi.gov/fish/kidsparents/documents/MatchYourCatch.pdf.
If you host a Angler Educator program at the library or take a group fishing with Angler Educators, drop Theresa Stabo a note at thersa.stabo@wisconsin.gov and let her know how it went. I would love to have pictures for Channel.
Big Fish Stories
DNR's EEK! program encourages public librarians to ask children to write stories about the biggest fish they have caught, or that got away. Selected stories will be put on the EEK! web site. For information on how to send in the stories go to http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/bigfish/.
Teen Tech Week
Teen Tech Week 2010 will take place March 7-13. It is a national initiative meant to encourage teens to take advantage of libraries' non-print resources. The theme, "Learn Create Share @ your library," fosters teen creativity and positions the library as a place for safe exploration of many types of technology. For more information go to www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw10/home10.cfm.
American Indian Youth Literature Award
The American Indian Library Association (AILA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the following titles as the recipients of the third American Indian Youth Literature Awards:
"A Coyote Solstice Tale" by Thomas King and illustrated by Gary Clement.
"Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from
"Between the
National Library Week Free PSA, April 11-17, 2010
To promote National Library Week, April 11-17, 2010, a free customizable public service announcement (PSA) featuring award-winning author Neil Gaiman is now available. Gaiman, the 2009 Newberry Medal winner for "The Graveyard Book," will appear in both a print and a radio public service announcement (PSA). Gaiman's love of libraries and librarians is no secret, as his many fans and Twitter followers know..
The PSA can be downloaded for free at National Library Week web site. The PSA reminds library users of all the resources the library offer and how libraries are of key importance in tough economic times. To have the PSA customized with their library's logo, librarians are asked to send a print quality logo file, their library name and URL to ala@atigraphics.com. The PSA will be sent to the library in 1-2 weeks.
Other materials are currently available in both English and Spanish, focusing on the 2010 National Library Week theme "Communities thrive @ your library." They include a proclamation, sample press release and letter-to-the-editor, as well as scripts for use in radio public service announcements (PSAs). More information is available at www.ala.org/nlw.
Libraries planning to participate in .Communities thrive @ your library.-themed programming are encouraged to share their stories with the Campaign for
- System Youth Liaison Posting, Barb Huntington, DLTCL, January 2010
Book Winners and Bookmark
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, videos and audiobooks for children and young adults - including the Caldecott, King, Newbery, Schneider Family and Printz awards - at its Midwinter Meeting in
Click here to view the entire list of books.
Rhonda Puntney of the Lakeshores Library System created a Caldecott and Newberry winners' bookmark. It's downloaded and available on scribd.
Webinar Through IFLS
What Makes a Great Children’s Book About Disabilities? (Webinar)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
9 am - 10 am
Join Dr. Kathie Schneider, founder of the
Register today!
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/303868474
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